Christmas Songs For The Psychiatrically Challenged

np_wannabe · Dec 5, 2006

Ummm....I have to say, I don't really see a whole lot of humor in this...these folks are ill and sometimes have a very poor quality of life because of it....it seems like you are making fun of them.

no, I am not "getting a kick" out of this.

lozza81 · Dec 5, 2006

must just be aussie humour then....just something that was posted in our "have a laugh" book at work, not meant for everyone to like.

phoenix72 · Dec 5, 2006

I'm not offended at all and I'm diagnosed for a disorder. I copied it and sent it to my Therapist. Sometimes it's just nice to laugh and not take the darn thing so seriously. Thanks for the chuckle!!!

JohnBearPA · Dec 5, 2006

LOL, I also got a good laugh, and think others will too. Just take it as a joke, not meant to hurt anyone. My God, the season is stressful enough, laugh a little!

nursecave · Dec 5, 2006

I have heard these before and actually used them to help me remember some of the disorders. I use associations to remember things, so this was rather catchy and worked for me.

chadash · Dec 5, 2006

I am very pro-humor. We have had lots of sad disorders and health problems in our family, and have found humor a great way to deal with them. It is healthy to laugh at ourselves, not take it all too seriously.

The only one I had discomfort with was the autism one. Not sure why, but maybe it was sort of the retarded joke kind of thing. The others seemed more academic: more a play on the definition of the disorder. The autism one was more descriptive...

No harm meant I am sure.

My personal favorite was :Oppositional Defiant Disorder – I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus so I burned down the house.

Call me twisted.

Yin Yang · Dec 5, 2006

Oh for heaven sake! Lighten up! These are great, I'm rolling right now. I'm gonna send these to others too. It is based on factual symptoms you know - think of it as . . . educational! while being humorous!

Kathy

SillyLilly · Dec 5, 2006

Ha! I find it hilarious. And will pass it on too!

RN007 · Dec 5, 2006

I have heard these before and actually used them to help me remember some of the disorders. I use associations to remember things, so this was rather catchy and worked for me.

Excellent idea! I'll use it!:studyowl:

Hellllllo Nurse, BSN, RN · Dec 5, 2006

Thought you may get a kick out of these....
Schizophrenia - Do you hear what I hear?
Multiple Personality Disorder - We three kings disoriented are
Amnesia - I don't know if I'll be home for Christmas
Narcissistic - Hark, the herald angels sing about me
Manic - Deck the halls and walls and house and lawn and streets and office and town and cars and buses and trucks and trees and fire hydrants and . . .
Paranoid - Santa Claus is coming to get me
Borderline Personality Disorder - Thoughts of roasting on an open fire
Personality Disorder - You better watch out, I'm gonna cry, I'm gonna pout, maybe I'll tell you why
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells . . .
Agoraphobia - I heard the bells on Christmas Day but wouldn't leave my house
Autistic - Jingle Bell Rock and rock and rock and rock . . .
Senile Dementia - Walking in a winter wonderland miles from my house in my slippers and robe
Oppositional Defiant Disorder - I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus so I burned down the house
Social Anxiety Disorder - Have yourself a merry little Christmas while I sit here and hyperventilate

Very funny. Nurses sometimes use dark humor to help us cope. Students don't realize this now, but they will one day. Those psych Christmas songs are just as funny in the US as they are in OZ.

P_RN, ADN, RN · Dec 5, 2006

Not to my taste.